Thursday, June 27, 2013

tells the stories of 22 competitors from around the country as they build custom metric motorcycles, bikes such as Kawasaki, Suzuki and Honda that are made overseas. “It's about the process of building and what life throws the builders and the sacrifices The Bay Area Motorcycle Superfest (BAMS) features a vast lineup of U.S. and metric, customs, new, vintage and eclectic creations, and performance and accessory equipment. Special guests Saturday and Sunday include "Sons of Anarchy's" Emilio Rivera and "Metric cruisers have become an important part of the V-Twin audience -- the affluent new rider -- VQ focuses on the most exquisite examples of custom motorcycles from around the world. Featuring an upscale view of the motorcycle lifestyle, VQ Located on Route 20 near the K-Mart Plaza, Sibley Custom Cycle can be reached at (413) 283-9090. Indian Motorcycle of Springfield, located at 962 Southampton Road in Westfield, services all makes and models of motorcycles, from American made to metric. FAYETTEVILLE — How fast, how far and how much are some of the key questions for a custom bike. "It's all chicken to me," said Shannon "Shoe" Gower, owner of Hotshoe Custom Motorcycles said he enjoys working on metric bikes, which mostly are made Jesse Rooke is a world renowned custom builder/design visionary who got his start in the industry building trend setting “one off” motorcycles for everyone from the hardcore enthusiast to the biggest names in Hollywood. With a reputation for crafting .

Click above for high-res image gallery of the top five bikes from the 2010 World Championship of Custom Bike Building One particularly worthwhile criticism of the custom motorcycle scene to the stage to receive the Metric World Champion's trophy Pressbox (Press Release) - One of the joys of owning your own motorcycle is the custom bits that you can use to customize the bike. Parts like Forward Controls and risers as well as handlebars can change the look of your cruiser instantly with very little Photographed by Jim Gianatsis, Iron & Lace offers a 16- month look at the world’s top winning bikes from the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show and AMD as is the “Rambler” from Dave Cook Custom Choppers. Plus the Metric V-Twin winner “LoLA” built ISO 9001:2008 certified custom manufacturer & distributor of metric bushings. Metric bushings are available in wear range at 1.5 million cycles operations. Applications also include food processing systems, heavy-duty cranes, automotive lifts .

Saturday, June 22, 2013

In 2000, he joined the elite group of painters at Big Dog Motorcycles. There he was given the Brandon's painting lifestyle and a toxic waste design behind the flame job. Now with a completed custom S-10 back in his hands, Brandon's dreams had come While not everybody is a fan of flames, we should at least admit that this Factory Custom machine is a looker. It sports a very strong resemblance to some of the custom Ness Victory bikes, and that's good. On the technology side, the bike comes with the "If you can dream it, you can build it," said Jeff Steffanini, a retired community service officer who built a three-wheeled motorcycle "trike" with a powerful Chevrolet engine, racy Jaguar rear end and bulbous Volkswagen Beetle fenders. "In the custom car Grey County OPP is investigating a report of a stolen custom-built motorcycle painted orange with neon green flames that's worth $35,000. A report was made Monday that the bike was taken from a property on Highway 10, just north of Dundalk, police said in Grey County OPP are asking the public to be on the lookout for a custom motorcycle stolen from a property north of Dundalk built 2004 Mid-western Ultima Pro Street motorcycle painted orange with neon green flames. vehicle identification number BackYard Kustoms, of Ware, is one of those specialty shops that focuses on doing high-end custom paint and air-brushing insane clown airbrushing to an old-school flame and black paint job on some of the motorcycles I saw. So if you are considering .

That’s what happens when you have the stability of producing quality custom bike shows for 41 years running and use a structured judging system with tenured judges, some with 20-plus years of critiquing the motorcycles entered in the Rat’s Hole Show. Take a look at a few more examples of custom motorcycle leather by CustomMade artisans From basic black to red-hot flames, your motorcycle leather by a CustomMade artisan will never be boring. Post your design ideas on the CustomMade "Get it Made From racebikes to restorations to big-dollar customs, when it comes to building motorcycles, Denny Berg has done it all highlight the effect around the flames. "I wanted it to look like a custom some guy had ridden to a rally and pinstriped." Harley-Davidson CVO motorcycles are customized using exclusive components and paint treatments combined with numerous items from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories. The CVO program is often used to introduce new custom components and techniques .

Monday, June 17, 2013

Another two leading japanese customizers, Kenji Nagai of Ken’s Factory and Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom-Cycles low seat height and narrow motorcycle is enhanced by the use of a 23-inch front wheel and a 20-inch rear wheel. On a recent trip to Philadelphia, we test drove custom bikes by Steve Christini steerable front wheel. His latest two-wheelers—a line of all-wheel-drive off-road racing motorcycles—get power to their front wheels in much the same way. MILWAUKEE, WI - The 2015 Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) line-up wields big paint, killer wheels, massive power, exclusive technology, and custom-shop details to create four fabulous, limited-production factory custom motorcycles ready to He designs custom machinery but was constantly being approached to make custom parts for motorcycles a genuine R32 wheel, and it took Harry 40 hours to custom build his own single-sided swingarm to fit it. "It's about 6" longer and 3" wider than May 8, 2008 The line between car and motorcycle has become increasingly blurred in recent times with the appearance of scintillating 3-wheeled conveyances like Campagna's T-Rex and BRP's Can-Am Spyder roadster. In that vein, the custom made Stealth Tryke A few changes give Yamaha's 650 twins two the V-Star is a nice-looking motorcycle. When the V-Star Custom is viewed next to the Classic, the most obvious differences are the Custom's 19-inch front wheel, the fenders, and the seat. .

How can I get upset building custom bikes for a living?” says Tchor. “We have some fun here.” These aren’t just any bikes. These are unique machines that sell for $100,000 to $200,000 each, and Kreater Custom Motorcycles will make four or five of Here is a look at some of the most interesting three-wheeled vehicles out Coming with an extended swinger and a custom dual-wheel front, this trike is the first and only one in the list that resembles a motorcycle more than a car. January in Western Massachusetts has become the month that bikers in the area look forward to for one reason: the Springfield Motorcycle Show. The eighth edition of the show will run from Jan. 18 through 20 at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West A guy from Georgia has put all the three together and created a jaw-dropping motorcycle, which is probably the meanest machine on two wheels ever. And guess what, the handle bar is couple of feet away from the fork. Meet Lamborghini V12 engine powered .

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Considering America's well-known love affair with custom motorcycles, you might think that the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building would be dominated by U.S.-based builders. Interestingly, though, this year marks the first time the top BMW Motorrad France commissioned award-winning motorcycle builder Fred "Krugger" Bertrand to build a custom one, and Krugger's finished work of art, above, puts the "rad" in "Motorrad." It's certainly polarizing. Love it or hate it, the Krugger K1600 View more images of the custom choppers built at Territorial Correctional machine shop supervisor, who created "Old Max Choppers" to teach inmates how to build a motorcycle with parts fabricated at the prison. This is a serious program, run in a Billy Joel is building a custom-made motorcycle for fellow rocker Bruce Springsteen. Joel owns a cycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island and says that Springsteen came down to take one of his best bikes for a spin and asked for Joel to build him one just It’s not a secret that Waukesha, Wis.-based Markel American Insurance Co. insures motorcycles and other recreational vehicles, but it is a surprise that its employees are accomplished builders of motorcycles. The company recently announced the completion So when I heard about a guy named Walt Siegl who was Building Custom Motorcycles in Harrisville, New Hampshire, I made a point to stop by. Siegl is a former Austrian cultural attache (and long-time motorcycle racer) who came to Harrisville from New York .

the two will build custom “World of Warcraft”-themed motorcycles, documenting the process in a Web series (see the teaser above). The Web series will launch April 17, with Teutul leading design teams guided by Blizzard’s Chris Metzen and “Samwise As the start point for the annual Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, it was a gathering of classic and custom motorcycle enthusiasts shop inside an old industrial building in Wong Chuk Hang, on the south side of Hong Kong island, Guillaume describes Arlen Ness and his son Cory are collaborating with The Kyle MacFarlane Foundation, to build a custom motorcycle that will help demonstrate, and draw attention to the importance of making healthy nutritional choices. The Kyle MacFarlane Foundation is Paul Jr. started Building Custom Motorcycles (choppers) in his father's shop, Orange County Choppers (OCC), which soon became popular with the debut series of Discovery Channel's "American Chopper". For years, father and son built uniquely and innovatively .